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Jen Pierson (carryover contestant)
Pittsburgh, PA
Unemployed, recent law school graduate


Jen is going to be a bridesmaid, this weekend. Now that she's won $16,000, her friend is thinking she'll buy everything that's left on the registry.


$25,000
The proposed site of a controversial nuclear waste dump, Yucca Mountain is located in what state?

A: Idaho B: New Mexico
C: Nevada D: Montana

Jen was thinking of an answer that's not one of the choices. She feels like it's Nevada, but she uses the 50/50.

50/50 leaves C & D.


$50,000
When introduced in 1932, the 3 Musketeers candy bar consisted of three separate pieces: chocolate, vanilla and what?

A: Peanut butter B: Marshmallow
C: Strawberry D: Toffee

Jen: I'm pretty sure it's not strawberry. Marshmallow seems sort of like the stuff that's in it now.

Meredith: What is that stuff that's in it?

Jen: I have no idea, but I know that it has less fat in it than other candy bars.

It really would be a guess, so Jen switches the question.


STQ $50,000
Regarded as the best Spanish-language newpaper in the world, La Prensa was founded in 1869 by José C. Paz in what city?

A: Miami B: Mexico City
C: Buenos Aires D: Madrid

Jen was a reporter before law school. She's leaning towards Madrid and thinks it's either C or D.

Jen: I'll say C: Buenos Aires, final answer.

Meredith: Oh, my gosh! You got it right!


$100,000
According to a famous Thomas Jefferson quote, what "must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"?

A: The tree of liberty B: The root of independence
C: The soil of humanity D: The flower of freedom

Jen thinks the tree of liberty sounds like something he'd say, but she walks away with $50,000.


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Answers:
$25,000: C: Nevada
$50,000: C: Strawberry
STQ $50,000: C: Buenos Aires
$100,000: A: The tree of liberty

Was it just me or did anybody else think "strawberry" was WAY too obvious an answer for $50K??? No idea on this one. STQ.

$50K STQ. easy for me, since I've seen the movie "Evita" several times.

$100K-PaF.

Kazoo65 wrote:Was it just me or did anybody else think "strawberry" was WAY too obvious an answer for $50K??? No idea on this one. STQ.

I didn't think any of them was obvious.

Nihil obstat®

Not very often I say that on higher level questions.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Jen Pierson (carryover contestant)
Pittsburgh, PA
Unemployed, recent law school graduate

Is it a matter of her not passing the bar yet?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jen is going to be a bridesmaid, this weekend. Now that she's won $16,000, her friend is thinking she'll buy everything that's left on the registry.

Interesting - several "nearby" stories lately (weddings, births).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000
The proposed site of a controversial nuclear waste dump, Yucca Mountain is located in what state?

A: Idaho B: New Mexico
C: Nevada D: Montana

Jen was thinking of an answer that's not one of the choices. She feels like it's Nevada, but she uses the 50/50.

50/50 leaves C & D.

Indirect shout out to Sir_G!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
When introduced in 1932, the 3 Musketeers candy bar consisted of three separate pieces: chocolate, vanilla and what?

A: Peanut butter B: Marshmallow
C: Strawberry D: Toffee

Jen: I'm pretty sure it's not strawberry. Marshmallow seems sort of like the stuff that's in it now.

Meredith: What is that stuff that's in it?

Jen: I have no idea, but I know that it has less fat in it than other candy bars.

It's called "nougat".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:STQ $50,000
Regarded as the best Spanish-language newpaper in the world, La Prensa was founded in 1869 by José C. Paz in what city?

A: Miami B: Mexico City
C: Buenos Aires D: Madrid

Just as the answers were read, George Stephanopolis came on the screen to inform us that the president was about to hold a news conference.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jen was a reporter before law school. She's leaning towards Madrid and thinks it's either C or D.

Jen: I'll say C: Buenos Aires, final answer.

Meredith: Oh, my gosh! You got it right!

I was thinking either Buenos Aires or Madrid - so I'd try the 50/50 and hope those weren't the two remaining.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000
According to a famous Thomas Jefferson quote, what "must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"?

A: The tree of liberty B: The root of independence
C: The soil of humanity D: The flower of freedom

Jen thinks the tree of liberty sounds like something he'd say, but she walks away with $50,000.

OK, this does not seem like a $100K question to me.